Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-15
THE EDGE OF THE NEW SOUTH.
A Buxiness Boom 1t Aarper's Ferry
The Changes Of = Few MOnths.
Correspondence Of TIE EVENING stan.
HARPHRs FKRRY. w. Va, October Ia.

Correspondence Of THE EVENING stan.
HARPRR's FERRY, W. Va, october Ii
1t seems as though the new South Is right In our
midst. Rich harvests are to be reaped from the
many advantages afforded to capitalists who have
opened up new enterprises In the sunny South
Every day we read or hear something encouraging
from this "new" but now much developed territory.
New enterprises are sprfngfng up on every hand,
and the prosperity Is apparent In every direction
Little towns heretofore not worthy OF geographical
mention have in the past few years grown to
thriving cities and manufacturing places and new
and thriving towns have sprang up. Times were
never better and money was never 80 plentiful
as 1t Is to-day. The merchants no longer COM
plain OF hard times, but they are coming money
as rapidly as their hands can take 1t over
their counters. The future is encouraging and
few months ago, had you walked along Shenandoah
street IN th1S romantic place, you would have seen
only a solitary flour mill In operation everything
day over the same route you would marvel at the
rapid and complete change. For q mile and
ness. Hundreds OF men, horses and carts are
moving dirt and stone TO different places for use
In constructing the waterways. &C., for the pulp
mills OF that sort In the country Immense walls
ana foundations OF cement and stone have been
erected that will cast asde-like the angry sea
does It's foam-all the waters that the Shenan-
doah may choose to send down It's beautiful
valley. Hundreds OF barrels OF the finest cement
are used daily and tons OF stones are blown from
their solid beds by dynamite blasts and relaid
In walls and foundations Iron pipes feet In
diameter are being laid to carry water to the
wdter-wheeis, and 1t Is expected by the 18th Ct
December portion Of this mill will be completed
and In running order. The old ruins In the armOry
yard on the Potomac River side are being torn
down and the bricks are being used to build the
mill.
John Browns Fort will be the only building
spared out OF the row OF buildings that stood
on the banks OF the Potomac. Browns Fort is In
good condition.. Until last year IL was picked at
by every relc-hunter who visited this place. until
IL began to look as though q Oombardment had
knocked every other brick from its place, but 1t
has been rebuilt and boxed In, so that no one now
can damage its walls.
A building association has been organized by the
merchants and other citizens Of the town. At
their first meeting 500 shares were taken, and It is
expected that at the next meeting the number
Will run up to @ thousand, so encouraging Is the
outlook. Every day something new is Springing
up. pottery, brick yard and a bank will soon be
IN operation. The streets and sidewalks are being
lamps has been given out Old houses are being
repaired and new ones arc being erected.
Real estate is very low, and many inducements
are offered TO those hunting desirable locations
for homes. Quite number OF building sites have
been purchased by those who spend their sum-
mers here and have been charmed by the beauti-
1ul scenery. Upon the lots purchased they intend
TO erect cottages In the spring. Mr.. Miles, supeI-
1ntendent OF the 1re-alarm telegraph OF Washing
ton, has bought beautiful site on Camp Hill, and
Will erect a cottage in the spring. From his cot
tage he will have view or The beautiful Shenan-
dodh River and the surrounding Virginia noun
erected, and be ready for next summers rush.
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